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[doldonius]

Just can't miss a meme flying by. Here's a fresh one from zulu.

All right, here are the rules. You leave a comment stating how old you are now. I give you an age in the past (zulu gave me 19). You answer the following questions:

I lived in:

Then:

a small room, its window facing a busy avenue. 10 metres to a stream of cars and long-distance buses speeding by or screeching to a halt at the traffic lights. Granted, it was not so busy back then, but the window sill was covered with black dust nevertheless. An awful guitar, a plastic flute, an old typewriter, lots of books.

Now:

safely away from traffic. A few good guitars, a few nice flutes, several computers, lots of books.

I drove:

Then:

nothing. Cars were a luxury back then, and not worth the trouble.

Now:

nothing. Parking places are a luxury these days, and cars still aren't worth the trouble.

I was in a relationship with:

Then:

my wife.

Now:

my wife. And yes, folks, it's the same person mentioned twice.

I feared:

Then:

Commies.

Now:

Christians and copyright owners.

I worked at:

Then:

faculty folk band. The problem was that we did mostly American folk while living in the USSR. One axiom of the Communist religion was that Folk was Good. Another, that the USA were Evil. So we were utterly confusing those hypocrites, which made them even more dangerous.

Now:

a small ISP. Still singing the Plantation Songs at times, utterly confusing Orthodox Christians because Christianity is Good, but its non-Orthodox varieties are Evil. And there's also a new strain of hypocrites breeding around who believe that everyone who sings owes them money.

I wanted to be:

Then:

a computer boffin.

Now:

a singer. Going in circles, eh?